Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-12

The Northern Tier Railroad Build
ing-Ths Fair County Seat OF
Phillips County.

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ing-Ths Fair County Seat OF
Philips County.
Special Correspondence Of the Champion.
PHnIPsBUEG, March Jewell .
Smith aud Philips county all lie IN the
northern tier OF Kansas, aud are purely
agricultural and stock counties. The
northern tier Of counties have long been
known as the garden spot OF the state,
and The principal reason why this IS not
more generally known is because the
railroads penetrating northwest Kansas
have not advertised it as has the great
Santa Fe line proclaimed II TO almost
the entire world that southern Kansas
is the Italy of America. Great towns
have been built up along their entire
line of roads by liberal advertising, a
policy adopted by them alone, and
which has Ia return brought them a
hundred fold. Is it any wonder, then,
that the people OF north western Kansas
had 10 with 50 much pleasure the ad
vent of the building OF this great kan
sas road in the northern part OF the
state. Committees from dozens Of
western countless have visited Topeka
10 consult with the Santa te officials IN
regard 10 extensions, and as 1 write
bond pro posiJiuns are pending in Mich
ell, Osborn and ROCKS counties. 1t
shows that ihis great line OF road has
hosts of friends. and appreciates the
value OF northwestern kan~u5. In re-
atty, there is no grander, more fertile,
loVelier, or more healthy country than
Is found in the northern uer of Kansas
counties from vs. ashingtOn west, and
The day Is not far distant when she viii
be as completely cut up by railroads as
is southern Kansas. The great
CROCK ISLAND ROUTE"
is taking in the county seats from jew
ell west, passing through MankaJO,
Smith Center, PhuliosGurg and Norton,
IS here 10 Will probably cease work Tor
The present year Before the crop OF
this year IS gathered this road VIII have
been completed to-PnIllipsbug g, placing
her on one or the largest roads OF Tie
country, and giving her access 10 all
the principal markets OF the east and
west Ia another year this great road
wIll be completed 10 Denver, and tue
Centennial State will furnish as with
good markets iOr our surplus produce
TRiIipsburg aud Smith Center, the
comfy eats OF TWO OF the best counties
IN the state, have Teen 50 situated that
neither the Central Branch nor The IS
& n. would give them a stub because
they would get the trade anyway, The
Central Branch beng on the south, and
the b. IL NJ Ou the north, The -, n.
& n officials appeared on the scene
suddenly, aud now every body Is ia Ia
vOr Of the Rock Island. The Cenuu!
Branch proposes TO extend tueir road
from near Marvin To Phillip, burg, bat
this Will never pay them uuless tneJ
build north 10 Long Island. or some
other Is. q 81. town. 1t IS rum0reO the
Is. q NJ will not build 10 Phi lipsburg
before another year If at all. The Cen
Jral Branch should have built 10 Phil
hpsburg years ago, and lot more than
"a huIT dozen years The Champion and
YOUR correspondent has urged upon this
corporation the necessity Of The imme-
date construction of their line 10 Pnil-
hpsburg and Smith Center. Now what
do We see, SIMPLY a ''stub' from Mar
yin five or six miles TO PhillipsUurg, the
extension OF the Central Branch from
Burr Oak 10 smith Center, u4d the
build NJ of the O., *, & n. 70 De nNer,
placing both OF these prosperous county
seats on this main east and west thOr-
uughfA!e.